Cigar-cutter.



G. H. LEISEGANG.

CIGAR CUTTER. APPLIOAHON FILED MAY 24, 1913.

1,094,338. Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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Elnoewtoz O. H. LEISEGANG.

CIGAR CUTTER. APPLKIGATION FILED MAY 24, 1913.

1,094,338. Patented Apr. 21, 19m

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lmi/lmeooeo UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

CONRAD H. LEISEGANG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONRAD H. LEISEGANG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in cigar cutters wherein the construction provides for slitting the wrapper immediately adjacent the proper end of the cigar with a view to avoid completely severing any portion of the wrapper from the re mainder.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a cigar cutter including a blade having particularly arranged and related cutting edges, and a casing in which the blade is mounted so that it may be normally housed therein and readily moved therefrom when it is desired to use the blade.

The invention in its preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved cigar cutter, the blade being shown in open or operative position. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same with the blade in closed position. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. is a view in elevation of a slightly modified form of cutter, the same being shown folded in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6'is a broken elevation showing a slightly modified form of cutter mounted in a base. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view through the cutter and supporting member designed for application to the base. Fig. 8 is a view in elevation illustrating the improved cutter applied to a match safe.

In the accompanying drawings, particularly Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the improved cutter comprises what may be termed a blade 1 and a casing 2, the latter comprising a rectangular strip of material folded upon itself to form spaced leaves 3 of appropriate size to house the blade. The casing thus formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 24, 1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Serial No. 769,777.

as at 4-. The blade 1 is of a width slightly less than the similar dimension of the casing and of a length slightly exceeding the length of the casing, for a purpose which will presently appear. The blade 1 is centrally provided with an aperture 5 from which extends an opening 6, the walls 7 of which diverge from the aperture to one edge of the blade having a maximum spacing somewhat less than the width of the blade to provide blade terminals 8 which are preferably rounded to serve as finger projections. The opening 6 communicates with the aperture 5 having a minimum dimension materially less than the diameter of the aper ture, and the walls 7, of the opening are pro vid'ed for a portion of their lengths outwardly from the aperture with cutters 9. The cutters are preferably formed integral and project inwardly beyond the respective walls, terminating about mid-length said walls, as will be fully apparent from Fig. 1 of the drawings. As previously stated, the length of the blade is somewhat greater than the similar dimension of the casing, so that when the blade is housed within the casing or in other words the parts are in normal position the finger ends 8 of the blade will extend beyond the proximate edge of the casing to provide means whereby the blade may be readily manipulated in opening same from the casing for use. At an appropriate point the opposing walls of the casing are slightly indented as at 10 providing what may be termed a holding element. This element including opposing indentations is so formed as to lie immediately beyond one wall 7 of the opening 6 in advance of the outer end of the cutter of said wall when the blade is in closed position, thereby preventing the accidental opening of the blade, it being obvious that an appreciable pressure upon the blade is necessary to force that portion of the blade beyond the particular wall 7 between the indented portions 10 of the casing wall,

In use, the cigar may be manipulated in.

several distinct ways to accomplish the same result. In the preferred manner, the cigar is introduced longitudinally in the opening 6 and forced lengthwise the same until the end of the cigar engages the remote wall of the aperture 5. In this movement the wrapper of the cigar is longitudinally slitted on the diametric line and the terminal of the slit does not extend to the adjacent end of the cigar. Hence the wrapper remains intact and the disadvantages of the wrapper unrolling in use of the cigar, which unrolling is incident to the usual manner of cutting off the entire end of the cigar, is en tirely avoided. The cigar may be cut by introducing the end into the aperture 5 or into the opening 6 beyond the cutters, with the cigar at right angles to the blade. In

' such position the cigar is moved so as to pass lengthwise and between the cutters, in which operation the wrapper will be slitted transversely but a complete severence thereof will be avoided.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the slightly modified form of cutter made up of pivotally connected blades 11 formed with intercoacting projections 12 on their relatively inner edges so as to dispose such edges in spaced relation when the blades are in operative position. The inner edge of each blade adjacent the free or handle end 13 is formed with a cutter 14:, the disposition of the edges of the cutters being such that When the blades are in operative position the proximate edges of the cutters incline toward each other that is, converge longitudinally from the handle ends. The inner edges of the blades immediately beyond What may be termed the rear ends of the cutters are raised at 15, providing when the blades are in operative position a recess which corresponds to the opening 5 in the preferred form. When not desired for use the blades are moved in reverse directions on their pivotal connection, and disposed in superimposed relations, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a slightly different form of the device wherein the improved cutter is adapted to be supported from a stand for use upon a cigar case, smoking table or pipe. The device in this form includes a stand or support 16 preferably of hollow type and of such weight as to support the cutter during the use. The upper end of the stand is in the form shown provided with an opening 17 in which is seated a cutter holder 18 comprising a disk shaped body formed with a flaring central opening 19, the body having a depending projection 20 in which a portion of the opening 19 is continued, as at 21. To the face of the projection overlying the opening 21 is secured a blade 22 corresponding in practically all respects with the blade 1 of the preferred form. In connection with this type of device it is to be understood that the base may be in any form, size, or shape, and that as many of the cutters as desired may be applied to the same base.

In Fig. 8 I have shown the improved cutter as applied to match-safe or similar receptacle, wherein a blade 23 practically small to the blade 1 of the preferred form is pivotally mounted in a housing 2% secured upon the match-safe or receptacle 25. The pivotal mounting of the blade is such that it may be turned laterally to dispose the cutting edges thereof beyond the edge of the receptacle for use, and when not required for use may be turned back into the housing, in both a protected and non-obstructing position.

What is claimed is 1. A cigar tip cutter comprising a thin metal plate provided with a perforation therethrough and with a V-shaped opening extending at its vertex into said perforation, and correspondingly inclined cutters extending along the inclined edges of said V- shaped opening, said cutters having their minimum spacing slightly less than the diameter of the cigar at the point where the cigar is to be cut, whereby the wrapper of a cigar moved longitudinally of the opening may be slitted at diametrically opposite sides thereof.

2. A cigar cutter including a casing, a blade pivotally mounted therein and angularly related cutters carried by the blade, said cutters having their minimum spacing slightly less than the maximum diameter of the cigar at the point where the cigar is to be cut.

3. A cigar cutter including a casing, a blade pivotally mounted therein, said blade being formed with an opening having divergent walls, said blade being further formed with an aperture communicating with the opening, and cutters carried by said walls and extending a portion of the length of said walls only beyond the aperture.

4. A cigar cutter including a casing, a blade pivotally mounted therein, said blade being formed with an opening having divergent walls, said blade being further formed with an aperture communicating wit-h the opening, cutters carried by said walls and extending a portion of the length of said walls only beyond the aperture, and means carried by the casing to cooperate with the plane portion of one of said Walls to hold the blade within the casing.

5. A cigar cutter including a casing, a blade pivotally mounted therein, said blade being formed with an opening having divergent walls, said blade being further formed with an aperture communicating yond the casing to provide manipulating the with the opening, cutters carried by said blade with respect to the casing. 10 walls and extendlng a portion of the length In testimony whereof I affix my signature of said walls only beyond the aperture, in presence of two witnesses.

means carried by the casing to cooperate CONRAD H. LEISEGANG. with the plane portion of one of said walls Witnesses:

to hold the blade within the casing, said CLIFFORD H. RAMBO,

blade having finger projections eXtended-be- MARGARET CRAIG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

